Samfya, Zambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Samfya (Zambia, Luapula). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:22 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lusaka . All times are shown in Samfya local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 16h 23m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:55
Moonset:	21:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 897 km
227 979 mi
Samfya ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 269 km
224 482 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Samfya on map:

Samfya

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-11.36491°
Longitude:	29.55652°
Country:	Zambia Luapula
Population:	20 470

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 10 hours, 24 minutes. (≈4.433 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -117°

Samfya, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 314.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:46:00	08:53:00	09:55:00	10:51:00	11:40:00
Moonset:	19:27:00	20:34:00	21:40:00	22:41:00	23:37:00

Samfya moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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